As the drone takes off, the skyline of Kathmandu is shrouded in a thick layer of polluted haze that has been lingering for ...

As the drone takes off, the skyline of Kathmandu is shrouded in a thick layer of polluted haze that has persisted for weeks.

A Swiss firm, IQAir, has ranked Kathmandu as the most polluted city in the world on Tuesday. As per their website, the city ...

Kathmandu battles an air pollution crisis as hazardous smog blankets the city, prompting health alarms. With air quality ...

Once a jewel of the Himalayas, famed for its ancient temples and crisp mountain air, Kathmandu now suffocates under a thick ...

This story appears in the June 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. EDITOR’S NOTE This story went to press before the earthquake struck Nepal on April 25. The kumaris in the Kathmandu ...

Observed at 03:45, Thursday 17 April BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Nepal Time (Asia/Kathmandu, GMT+5:45) unless otherwise stated.